#947da1

Color #947da1

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 18.66 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#947da1

RGB

rgb(148, 125, 161)

HSL

hsl(278.3, 16.1%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.3, 22.4%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.1%, 22.4%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(55.62, 15.77, -15.94)

LCH

lch(55.62, 22.42, 314.69)

OKLCH

oklch(62.4%, 0.0593, 313.22)

HWB

hwb(278.3, 49%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8aa17d

Analogous

#827da1

#947da1

#a17d9c

Triadic

#947da1

#a1947d

#7da194

Split-complementary

#947da1

#9ca17d

#7da182

Tetradic

#947da1

#a17d8a

#8aa17d

#7da194

Square

#947da1

#a1827d

#8aa17d

#7d9ca1

Shades

Color #947da1 mixed toward black.

#7d648a

#64506f

#4b3c53

#322837

#19141c

Tints

Color #947da1 mixed toward white.

#a693b1

#b8a8c0

#cabed0

#dbd4e0

#ede9ef

Tones

Color #947da1 mixed toward gray.

#93809e

#92839b

#928698

#918995

#908c92

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.71:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8a99 · ΔE 11.3

Deuteranopia

#8c8e97 · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#939391 · ΔE 19.5

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 17.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #947da1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#947da1]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#947da1 (#947da1) is rgb(148, 125, 161) in RGB.

No, #947da1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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